To think of abstraction as an end in itself is undoubtedly letting oneself be led into a cul-de-sac and can only lead to exhaustion and impotence.

The artist who imagines that he puts his best into a portrait in order to produce something good, which will be a pleasure to the sitter and to himself, will have some bitter experiences.

The artist is the world's scapegoat.

There are infinite modes of expression in the world of art, and to insist that only by one road can the artist attain his ends is to limit him.

A sculptor is supposed to be a dull dog anyway, so why should he not break out in colour sometimes, and in my case I'd as soon be hanged for a sheep as a lamb.

A wife, a lover, can perhaps never see what the artist sees. They rarely ever do. Perhaps a really mediocre artist has more chance of success.

Why dont they stick to murder and leave art to us?

To accuse me of making sensations is the easiest way of attacking me, and in reality leaves the question of sculpture untouched.

Everybody, he mused had everything worked out. Except me

When we are forced to endure what we cannot endure, something breaks inside our minds. That broken-mindedness is commonly called trauma.

The sacred moment is splendid.

I have a good imagination. Look, I know what it feels like to have a broken heart. I know what it feels like to feel something for somebody. I'm just too weird to be in a relationship.

Often you have to rely on intuition.

For us, whether the market is skewed from a bubble perspective or not really is mitigated by staying focused on what we do best.

Differences of habit and language are nothing at all if our aims are identical and our hearts are open.

From my own experience, there are so many people who believe that the individual can change. The individual doesn't have to be LGBT.

Heaven, on occasion, half opens its arms to us; and that is the great moment.

I don't like the idea of busing children all over the country. It's not safe. And there doesn't seem to be that much of an urgent need for it to be done.